String isEmpty()

NULL vs Empty Strings

In the starting, we said that the Empty Strings are the Strings that consist of zero or no characters. It is also the same for the NULL strings too, but we can not apply isEmpty() function on the NULL strings. For checking NULL strings, we need to compare the string with NULL using the ‘==’ operator.

Example(Checking NULL string using isEmpty())

import java.util.*;

class Main {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
        String str = null;  
        if(str.isEmpty())  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is null.");  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is not null.");  
        }
  }
}

Output

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException

at Main.mainMain.java:6)

Example(Checking NULL string using ‘==’)

import java.util.*;


class Main {
  public static void main (String[] args) {
        String str = null;  
        if(str == null)  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is null.");  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is not null.");  
        }
  }
}

Output

The string is null.

Blank Strings

Blank Strings are the strings that consist of the blank spaces only. For example, “   “. We can detect the blank strings using the trim() and the isEmpty() function of Strings. The trim() function removes all the blank space from the start and end of a String. After trimming the string we can apply the isEmpty() function.

import java.util.*;


class Main {
   public static void main (String[] args) {
        String str = "   ";  
        if(str.length() > 0 && str.trim().isEmpty())  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is blank string.");  
        }  
        else  
        {  
            System.out.println("The string is not a blank string.");  
        }
   }
}

Output

The string is blank string.

FAQs

What is isEmpty() function used for?

The isEmpty() function is basically used to check if the string is empty or not. A string is empty if it has no characters.

What is the blank String?

Blank Strings are the strings that consist of the blank spaces only. For example, “   “.

Conclusion

In this article, we have extensively discussed the isEmpty() function of Strings in Java. We start with a brief introduction to Strings in Java, then discuss the isEmpty() function and its examples.

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